Reichsman still equal parts tedious and annoying.
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Posted on: 2011-02-08 16:49 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
What, you think it's somehow more boring than in Kahn, where there are no ambushes or temp powers, and instead you just occasionally take a break from beating on him to defeat a more cooperative AV?
Issue 16 made me feel like this.
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Or the LRSF where you are instantaneously killed, repeatedly, and fail every time?
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More tedious? Yes. At least that failure is over quickly. The one time I ran Barracuda and failed it took forever...although the massive 5th Column ambushes were fun.
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Originally Posted by FredrikSvanberg
Or the LRSF where you are instantaneously killed, repeatedly, and fail every time?
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I <3 Cuda. Kahn, on the other hand, is boring as hell.
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I *love* the ambushes in the Barracuda TF. It's one of my favourite bits of the whole game. I wish there were more like it -- that's what the reactor ambushes in the respec trial should be like, not endless hanging around waiting for a couple of measly spawns.
Still, that said, sometimes it pays to know the speed runners on the server. One hour, two Khans, two Notices :-)
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I <3 both.
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Originally Posted by TamakiRevolution
I <3 Cuda. Kahn, on the other hand, is boring as hell.
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The last time I ran Barracuda, we almost didn't wipe on the ambushes.
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Originally Posted by Eva Destruction
although the massive 5th Column ambushes were fun.
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Reichsman fights are the most boring evar! |
Originally Posted by Vanden
What, you think it's somehow more boring than in Kahn, where there are no ambushes or temp powers, and instead you just occasionally take a break from beating on him to defeat a more cooperative AV?
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Did a Kahn run today where we completely ignored the 4 AVs and just pounded on Reichsmann the whole time. With everyone level shifted and buffed from Rares, he went down surprisingly fast, and the only debuffs we had was one Rad.
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Originally Posted by Vanden
What, you think it's somehow more boring than in Kahn, where there are no ambushes or temp powers, and instead you just occasionally take a break from beating on him to defeat a more cooperative AV?
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I'll take Kahn to 'cuda any day. At least the final battle seems sort of thought out, there.
In 'cuda, you either have the right ATs to get all the temp powers, and you conquer it as though it's nothing more than a minor speed bump, or you don't have the AT mix designated by on high and you spend two hours beating on the guy only to realize you'll never win.
Kahn at least requires a little bit of being able to think on your feet.
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So far today: 8 Kahns 2 BSfs.
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Originally Posted by Grouchybeast
I *love* the ambushes in the Barracuda TF. It's one of my favourite bits of the whole game. I wish there were more like it -- that's what the reactor ambushes in the respec trial should be like, not endless hanging around waiting for a couple of measly spawns.
Still, that said, sometimes it pays to know the speed runners on the server. One hour, two Khans, two Notices :-) |
Having a blast with both TFs. Starting to wonder if some people like anything that isn't RPing in pocket D, sitting under Atlas statue or doorsitting in a farm.
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The last couple Kahns i was on involved ignoring the AV adds and letting the splash damage eliminate them. Occasionally a teammate or two focuses on the add and just makes sure Reichsman is lined up in any cones used on the other AV.|
Originally Posted by Vanden
What, you think it's somehow more boring than in Kahn, where there are no ambushes or temp powers, and instead you just occasionally take a break from beating on him to defeat a more cooperative AV?
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Still, Reichsman himself just gets tedious when you don't have much in the way of debuffs to toss on him. i think the only reason BSF annoyed me more than most Kahn TFs is that i've done it less and the rest of the team was also less familiar with the SF.
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Originally Posted by FredrikSvanberg
Or the LRSF where you are instantaneously killed, repeatedly, and fail every time?
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Originally Posted by Grouchybeast
I *love* the ambushes in the Barracuda TF. It's one of my favourite bits of the whole game. I wish there were more like it -- that's what the reactor ambushes in the respec trial should be like, not endless hanging around waiting for a couple of measly spawns.
Still, that said, sometimes it pays to know the speed runners on the server. One hour, two Khans, two Notices :-) |
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Originally Posted by Eiko-chan
The last time I ran Barracuda, we almost didn't wipe on the ambushes.
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Originally Posted by Signpost
Reichsman fights are the most boring evar!
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You missed my 30 min Khan blow through, and we plowed it. Khan was bloody easy. Just stack all the AVs at the end and continue to beat Khan no temps needed.
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Originally Posted by TamakiRevolution
I <3 Cuda. Kahn, on the other hand, is boring as hell.
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He's probably talking about himself personally. Though I've usually succeeded at the LRSF, I have to agree with him. Scrappers have it particularly hard.
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
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Issue 16 made me feel like this.
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I'd like to point out by speed run standards even this is slow.
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Originally Posted by Mylia
You missed my 30 min Khan blow through, and we plowed it. Khan was bloody easy. Just stack all the AVs at the end and continue to beat Khan no temps needed.
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Last time I ran Barracuda, we had no Stalker. The first time we ran it was while the temporary powers were not working.
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Originally Posted by Schismatrix
So not really an ideal speed run setup.
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We had no Stalker either, but we had a Scrapper, which is much the same as far as the temp power IIRC. Of course discussing when to use the power did delay things a bit even though we kept on whacking the ambushes down with regular attacks while we did it. It was a bit disorganized overall, but still fun. It was just the final battle with Reichsman that dragged on.
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Originally Posted by Eiko-chan
Last time I ran Barracuda, we had no Stalker. The first time we ran it was while the temporary powers were not working.
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The last time I ran it was before i18. 
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the only AT you need to get rid of reichsmans phasing is a defender or a mm, the rest doesnt really matter|
Originally Posted by Lazarillo
I'll take Kahn to 'cuda any day. At least the final battle seems sort of thought out, there.
In 'cuda, you either have the right ATs to get all the temp powers, and you conquer it as though it's nothing more than a minor speed bump, or you don't have the AT mix designated by on high and you spend two hours beating on the guy only to realize you'll never win. Kahn at least requires a little bit of being able to think on your feet. |
kahn fight is insanely boring and just beating on him with nothing popping up
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Yup. Agree. I rarely run these because of this. I also think a villain group based on Nazis is in, somewhat, poor taste.
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Originally Posted by Signpost
Reichsman fights are the most boring evar!
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Wha? Nazi's are one of the few groups it's still acceptable to use as bad guys. It's them, zombies and inscrutable alien invaders. Besides the fact that they're almost as much a genre staple as tights and flying people.
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Originally Posted by TheJazMan
Yup. Agree. I rarely run these because of this. I also think a villain group based on Nazis is in, somewhat, poor taste.
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kahn = 23 minutes this morning.
easy merits and an easy well for my time!...just gotta have the right people and thankfully i do!
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Originally Posted by TheJazMan
I also think a villain group based on Nazis is in, somewhat, poor taste.
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Just finished a Barracuda Strike Force run and was reminded again that the 'Cuda Reichsman fight is the single most irritating AV fight in the game.
The "biggest sack of AV hp EV-AR" approach to his design doesn't make for an interesting fight.
i like the "gadget fight" elements, but it doesn't make up for the general annoyance of "keep hitting him until either he falls or team DPS drops too low from the players dozing off at their desks waiting for him to fall."
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Still, got the Notice of the Well, so i guess it was for something worthwhile.
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